An interesting way to propose.
Spotted on Folly Beach in front of the hotel this morning.
Wave at the storm as it passes
Charley is passing by just off the coast as I write this. Last report had it about 50 miles or so just southeast of Charleston. It’s been pretty windy and rainy for the past few hours, but that’s about it. Heavy rain bands that passed by us a little while ago are hitting the Mt. Pleasant area and areas further north. I expect the worst of the rain will be over fairly soon, and the wind will die down in the next hour or two.
Then it will be time to keep an eye on TD5. NHC has it turning into a tropical storm later on this weekend, perhaps by tomorrow, in which case we’ll have Tropical Storm Earl to keep tabs on.
In the meantime, TD 4 has turned into Tropical Storm Danielle overnight. Looks like Danielle will probably stay out in the Atlantic and not affect any land though.
Hey, one at a tme, no need to rush
TD4 has started warming up and we now have TD5 gearing up in the same area that sprouted Charley. If this keeps up I’ll need to develop chameleon eyes to keep track of all this activity.
Sometime tomorrow morning Charley will be brushing uncomfortably close to Charleston on it’s way to another landfall in the Georgetown area. Hopefully there is no additional strengthening when it’s over the Atlantic after it leaves Florida
And waiting on deck…
Number 4 you’re up to bat! Fresh from the NHC is news about Tropical Depression 4 getting warmed up in the eastern Atlantic.
AT 11 AM AST…1500Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 22.7 WEST OR ABOUT 275 MILES… 445 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/HR… AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH… 55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS… AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
This one will definitely require some watching for those on the East coast.
Nature’s laying the smackdown on us
Ok, it’s not a really big smackdown. At least not yet. I hope it isn’t anyway. Maybe a slap upside the head or a smack on the wrist.
Just in case we’d gotten complacent over the past few years, Bonnie and Charley are our little reminder that yes, this is hurricane season, and just because it’s been quiet the past few years doesn’t mean it’ll stay that way.
The current track for Bonnie has it going through the western part of SC and will probably bring heavy rain and winds. Charley on the other hand will come much closer to Charleston, and I think we’ll be in for a rainy and windy weekend.